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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1905)
&fxtomit-tm-iry"ttiisaHi j jsaae-!E3u&-L j it h k I n i I J'; IM i NEWS OF NEBRASKA. Robbers Wreck a Saloon. Norfolk, Nub., Nov. 8. Dynamiters blew up a saloon aL Wakcfloltl, bccup Ing $30. A iiosho captured two of tka men, wounding one. Ono escaped. Breeders to Meet at Lincoln. Lincoln, Nov. 3. The American Breeders' association will hold lta second annual meeting hero on Jan. 17, 18 and 19. Several or the bcssIohh will ho held Jointly with ono or mora of the state societies Interested in animal and plant breeding. Run Over by Switch Engine. Lincoln, Nov. 7. Orsamus V. Katon, ono of tho pioneer business men of Lincoln, u member of tho board of city aldermen, was run over by o Hwltch engine In the Burlington yanlH nnd almost Instantly killed. Mr. Katon was on his way homo and took u short cut by following tho railroad trackB. It Is supposed ho stepped from ono track to avoid a train di rectly In front of tho switch engine on another track. I Taylor Held on Charge of Perjury. TecuniBeh, Neb., Nov. C County Attorney Moore, acting on tho orders of Judge Good, who presided over tho ttlal of C. M. Chamberlain at Auburn two weeks ngo, has brought proceed ings ngahiBt Frank A. Taylor of this county In the Johnson county court on the charge of perjury. Judgo Good believed tho testimony given by Tay lor, who was vice president of tho failed Chamberlain bank, In cases in this county pending on the bank fail ure and in t lie case at bar at Auburn was different. Omaha Bridge Is Opened. ' Washington, Nov. 7. The supremo court of the United States in the case of tho Union Pacific Kallroad com pany against the Mason City nnd Fort Dodgo Hnllroad company alllrmed the decreo of the circuit court of appeals for tho ISIghth district. Tho case in volved tho right to the use of the rah load brldgo acioss the Missouri river at Omaha. Hy this final decision the Union Pacific Is compelled to accord tho uso of tho brldgo and Its ap proaches to other companies, upon payment of reasonable compensation. Value of Nebraska's Wheat Crop. Lincoln, Nov. 2. According to tho estimates of wheat and oats produc tion for 1005 in Nebraska, made public by tho Btatc bureau of industrial sta tistics, this year's wheat crop la valued at $2,535,181.43 more on tho farm than was last year's. Tho total value on tho fnrm of spring wheat this year Is estimated at $3,299,-10G.G0, and the total value on tho farm of winter wheat, at $25,041,223.30. Tho total value of oats was estimated at $1G, 702,51(5.25 In 1904, while UiIb year It Is estimated at $19,038,219.50. Two Lives Lost In Crash. Omaha, Nov. 7. Albert Lumpkin and James MoNamaru, laborers, work ing on tho ilrepioollug at the new llnyden Bros, building on Douglas street, between Sixteenth nnd Seven teenth, wero burled In nearly 100 tons or concrete and brick, when a tie rod in ono of tho sections of tho fireproof Ing broke on tho fourth floor, where the men wore working, and were killed Instantly. The section thnt gavo way carried tho next ono below with It and each succeeding section gnve way under tho Increasing weight until the sub-basement was reached. CRAZY MAN STABS MARSHAL. Aged Farmer, Demented and, Half Drunk, Lands in Jail. Piorco, Nob.. Nov. li. Town Marshal Crlppeu or Plalnvlow, this county, wns fatally stabbed by an Insane farmer, named Carl Reisucr. The lat ter hns been demented for about a year, but has not been considered daugcious. Ho came to town and be gan to drink, getting Into a quarrel with a saloonkoopei, who shut tho door on him, when Relsuer drew u Bnber from his wagon and threatened to attack. Marshal Crlppeu laid his hand on Rolsnor's shoulder to arrest him. Rolsnor turned quickly and stabbed the marshal In the right groin, pushing his saber almost through Crip pen's body and Inflicting a fatal wound. Relsner wns at onco overpow ered and as there were throats or im mediate vengeance he was rushed to tho county Jail nt this place, where ho is now confined. Tho prisoner is sev enty years old and has a wlfo and family living on a farm on Willow creek. COSTLY FIRE AT HASTINGS. Loss Estimated at $150,000 Follows Blaze From a Furnace. Hastings, Nob., Nov. 4. At 1 a. ra ft ro, supposed to havo started ln a furnaco, broko out ln Stein Bros.' store, and before tho flamos were tin dor control nearly $150,000 damage was dond. All tho plato glass for a block in length on Second street was shattered by tho oxcessivo heat Tho wood- work on tho Masonic temple biildjns uuu uuan; Urol uuwuiug u luni block became ignited, and if It had u u"en ior tin ?. . i luntecis (ho damage wou.u .i.. i Into several hundred thousands ol dollars. Stein Uros. estlmnto their loss from SlltVOO to $115,000, of which about $70,000 Is covered by Insurance. The J. II. Spotts gents' furnishing goods establishment was also damaged to tho extent of $10,000; C. II. Dietrich, owner of tho building, reports $27,000 damages, with a net loss of $10,000. Stewart's millinery store was damaged to tho extent of $8,000. Poland Joins Cry for Freedom. St. Petersburg, Nov. 7. On tho heels of tho announcements of the niccesKful Finnish national movement comes news of a stiong revival of the struggle for autonomy, ln Poland. Dis patches from lCnllsch, In Poland, and Thorn, In West Prussia, say that flags with tho Polish coat of arms have been hoisted on several churches and city buildings. At Kallseh n manifesto of the labor party, demand ing a convocation of the diet, hitting at Wnrsaw. and tho restoration of the ancient rights of kingdom, wns pro claimed with trumpets. Not Fit to Enjoy Liberty. Wnrsaw, Nov. 7. The governor gen eral issued an order setting lorth that as he has ascertained that the citizens of Waisaw are not fit to prollt quietly by constitutional liberties, he hence forth prohibits processions and open air meetings nnd threatens to dibper3t) crowds by force of arms. Pat Crowe Pleadc Not Guilty. Omaha, Nov. 7. Patrick Crowe wai arraigned boforo Judge Day in tho trlinlnal court to plead to tho clmrg-J 3f having shot Police Olllcer Jackson In making an escape trom a posse ul policemen late In September. Crown entered a plea of not guilty. Thero I no further Intlmntion of an effort tn secure tho $12,000 ball which Crowu must furnish to get his liberty. Nebraska Silver Service Ready. Lincoln, Nov. 1. Governor MlckeJ has received a letter from the OmahJ Jewelers who have tho contract tn make tho silver service for the battle ship Nebraska stating that the scrvica had been completed and was on tho road to Lincoln from Philadelphia. The governor will bo the custodian ol the Isthmus of Panama nnd lower Cen tho service until it is turned over to. trnl America In general Is the vino l. tt.l...l.. ...1.ll. ...Ill . nl.n... ' n.lilnli tlw, L'nlinln..ln nnll ............ In ni. UltJ IMUUIUblul, wiill'II win wu UliUilL u year from now. The two flags which were presented by the Daughters ol the American Revolution nre on dis play In the ofllce of tho adjutant gen eral, who is tho custodian for them. They will be on exhibition for the next begins to put out Its "fcclcra" tender, ten days to nil who want to see them, harmless looking root shoots, which soon reach the ground nnd become as SPECIAL AGENTS ARE AT WORK, firmly fixed as the parent stem. These I hundreds of additional sap tubes glvo Will Look After Illegal Fencing on tne wboIo vme tt renewed lease of life, the Range In Nebraska. nml lt uegm3 to send out Its aerlul ten Valentine. Neb., Nov. 2. Twenty (lrll8 ln a directions. These lntwlne seven special agents of the United themselves tightly around every limb States land office began making plats of tho tree, even creeping to the very from the records of the 'local office ( farthermost tips nnd squeezing tho life and getting detailed Information touch- ( out of both bark and lenf. Things go ing homestead entries under tho Kin- 0u nt this rnte but n short while before luild law, together with racts bearing the forest giant Is compelled to sue on illegal fencing. The force today, eumb to the gigantic parasite which is under United States Inspector Hunt, sapping Its llfeblood. Within a very started out with camp equipment and few years the tree rots and falls away, surveyors to arrest any violators of leaving the tuntupulo standing erect the law. Cattlemen who have antic- nnd hollow, like a monster vegetable Ipated tho movement of tho federal devilfish lying upon its back with Its nuthoiitlcs have removed most of thu horrid tentacles clasped together high fences mound government land. in tho air. INCREASES IN ALL CROPS. OHkIii of "So I.oiir." "Yon have perhaps wondered how Nebraska Makes a Gain in Rye and tne CvnrosHon H0 mR' camo to be so oariey uver uast Year. Last Year. Lincoln. Nov. 3 11 . .!. -niiuiiiiiiK "i i" tabulated reports of tho Mate bureau or labor and Industry theie have been substantial mcreahcs In all crops this venr Thn rennrt ulvm tho tnliil imi. ' year. 1110 report gies tne town im( Unction or barley for 1005 at 6,920.331 bushels, as compared with a total of 0,51)2.725 bushels Mr 1001. The yield ( mPnns the same us the 'uuf wledcr of rye for 1005 Is estimated at 2,171,-' pclion' of the German or tho 'an revoir' f.12 bushels, in U)0l it was 2,o:io.S02 0f ti,(, French. Among the early set bushels. Hitchcock county leads in dors in America wero many Norwo tho pioduction of barley, with a total glims, nnd the phrase was picked up yield of 800,157 bushels. Custer conn-1 from them. They nronounce lt with ty is second, producing 551,1:10 bush els. Dawson county leads in rye. with a yield of 107,735 bushels. Frontier county occupies second place, with a yield of 13S.051 bushels. LETTON ELECTED JUDGE. Abbott and Lyford Defeat Cole and LIghtncr for Regents of University. Lincoln, Nov. 8. Returns from tho elections ln Nebraska are sufficiently, complete to Indicate with certainty, tho election of Charles 13. Letton Rep.) over William G. Hastings (fu.) as us- soclate Justice of the supreme court by a plurality greater than that given Judge Harnes for the same ofllce two years ago, which was 9,127. Tho Re-i bill for curing you or insomnia rn publlcan candidates for regents ran tlent-I don't know, doc. I sleep so slightly behind Letton, but the returns ' Roundly now that my wlfo goes through show that tho pluralities will not be materially reduced from those re ceived by the regents In 1903. It was a quite election day ln Ne uwibku una a ugni. voto was poueu. Especially waB this the case In Lin- coin, where thero was much scratch, ing. Tho Republicans elect all their rnndldntPB In thlu nnnnlv lint turn nrn. , bato judge and corner, win by narrow ( margins j chalrman Warner oLtne ncpubl!can Btatc central committee said this morning he was not prepnred to glvo an estimate, but that Judgo Lctton was elected by n greater vote than given the ticket two years ago. Chairman Allen of the Democrats Bald tho scattering returns Indicated a Republican plurality of 12,000 for the state, which, compared with the voto of a year ago, he regarded In tho light of n fusion victory. Omaha, Nov. 8. Substantial major ities nre given to overy Republican candldato, from top to bottom, In Douglas county. The only Democrat who has saved himself is Pat King of South Omaha, who was re-elected po lice Judge of that city. Tho Heo Bays "Returns indicate tho election of Letton to tho supremo bench by a plurality or about 30,000. Tho World-Herald says: "Re turns Indicate that Letton is elected Judgo over Hastings by a plurality of about 19,000. Endows Home for Old Men. Chicago, Nov. 8. Chicago will have tho largest and most generously en dowed homo for old men in tho world when tho provisions or the will of James C. King, a wealthy merchant who died a few days ago, are carried Into effect. Tho estate amounts to $3,500,000, and after the payment of bequests of $100,000 to his widow, $000,000 to numerous relatives nnd $90,000 to eight charitable institu tions in Chicago and a hospital In Pas adenn, Cal., the balance of tho estate Is left as nn endowment for a home for old men. Tho widow may contest the will. Three Towns In Flames. London, Nov. 8. Tho Bucharest correspondent of the Daily Mail says that atrocities continue In Ilcssara bio. The towns of Urmbnt and Cal arlsse have been burned and all the Jews houses nre In flames. IsmalU, tho correspondent also says, Is In llnmes, and martial law has been de clared. Sixty-six revolutionist, after being warned, were shot. THE TREE KILLER. A CnrlotiH Vine Tlint Flont-tnlie In Lower Central America. One of the curious forest growths of nuiiu iuu ojimiiuiun im uini.iiuiu, ui "tree killer." This vine first Btnrtfl in life as a climber upon the trunks of the largo trees, and, owing to its marvel ously rapid growth, soon reaches tho lower branches. At this point it first I epnnrnllv hmoiI In- the American 1100- " . . .. . . nle," snld a Columbia college lecturer the other diiv "It 's usually used ln closln,, n oonVersatlon nnd Is simply a form nf 'cnmlhv' Tho Norwegians i w . ? .. i 1. ii. H ! brought it to this country. In that Lmul 0f the Midnight Sun 'suit hienge' I jg a common form of farewell. It. the g softened uinl accompany It by n wave of tho hand." I'rnctli'iil I'rt'ittirntlon. "I'm surprised that you favor higher education," said the visitor to the vil lage blacksmith. "Weill the colleges are improving," explained the man of brawn. "Time was when they didn't teach nothing but book learning, but now by the tlmo my sou gets through the athletic courso he'll be fit for a ilrst class blacksmith." Detroit Free Press, Trouble on Another Score. Doctor When can you pay me my my pockets most overy night and takes everything. Life. Chicago Live Stock. Chlcnco, Nov. 7. Cattle Ileoelptn. H.- j. ,,,, nm, WPnk. u,...v.s, $:i.'J(vao.'J3; V0Vih nnd helfern, ifl.iW'l-Uri; stockera and feeders-. KMXtiAW. westerns, $U.O04.7&. IIorh ItecelptP, 'J."i.OOO; Bonrrully Tic lower, HrM, $4.7rWi.lli'j; mixed, $4.75o.l3; heavy, $-M08o.ir; bulk of oales, $4.00So.lO. Snoop-Hecolptd, 1K.OOO; steady; native Bheep, $3.30a.75; western uheep, 3.nOa B.B5; yearling, 5.102J.2O; Iambi, te.0U eKJo. For A.B.SC NO Daring all these years havo boon acknowledged grade. Tho most critical and thorn unsurpassed in Tone, Action and Durability Wo are district distributers Pianos, nnd will gladly pub our representatives, or mail and ooocial prices. OLNEY-GASTON SucccMors to I J. ASMUl RN. Itoeate on the Friseo System or file Both Lose ffloney Now Is the time to investigate the resources ntid opportunity of scouring good land tit very low llguros in the Grout Southwest. Missouri, Arkansas, Southern Kansas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Texas, are again to the front with a "Bump ing" Crop, Beating All Records Ask your home agent for Homosoekors' Rates and Tickets, on salo tho first and third Tuesdays of each mouth, Hud ask us for descriptive literature, which will bo mailed to you without cost. J. C. LOVREIN, Ass't Gen'l Passenger Agent, Kansas City, Mo. BEFORE YOU BUILD That House or B irn, or store that Coal, it will savo yon money and give you n lot of satisfaction if you will call and get prices nnd seo the stock of SAUNDERS BROTHERS, PHONB 60. RED CLOUD, NEB. Dry Lumber and Gcnnlnc Maltland Coal a Specialty ATTENTION, Pine Ridge Stock Farm L. M. Hartley, Prop., Salem, la., itiiH tunrteil 11 llrnnch Snle Hani nt Ml perlor. Nob., where n well t-clectcil Mock of I'erclierou iiuri French Ilrnf t Sinlllons will he kopton liunil. These hoibCHnro native bred nnd nilhed. nnd they kIo sntlssactlon wherever sold. iNow', 1 arm iu importing com- ir. rinii't let thehO hort-0 lIllliO . lml le8 com0 rouinl nml boll yon 11 hor,o tor- thousand doilnrsmoro which is not ' SMSll! AX! them belo.v nil competition uud wo KU.irunieu satisfaction. Come and bee us. or address, MiVEV c , ,,, MAAfcii Superior, neuTi sorooiiiBjrivoarioE ! Do j on ever ship nuythliiK to mnrkpi If ho, tho hok'etlni: of our commission llrin is u mntter thru should bo enrc fullv considered. It Is imporlnut to fu First of nil. vdiir Interest deninndsnhsoluto rellnblllty Yon wnnt to know fora rertnluty thni jour money will bo returned to you nfler your stock Is sold returned pruuiptl. too. You wnnt to bo nuro your stock will bo wold for nil It Is worth on tho market; n poor siilo en ii undo jour work rf n Ioiik tlmo Your stock must u bundled carefully mid correctly; n good "fill" helps mn terlnllv to pny shlppliiK expenses. UecniiHO our tervlco insures on n. 1 of thoto good features wo merit jour business, i ouslttu tour ext shipment to us. CLAY, ROBINSON & CO., stock Yards. KANSAS CITY We also have our own bouses nt CHICAGO SOUTH OMAHA SIOUX CITY SOUTH HT JOSKPH DKNVKIt SOUTH ST. PALI. KAST I1UPKAI.O Head our mnrkot letter In this pnper. Wrlto us for any special Information desired. ikkVfcfcJviUkiUntvillifcU(Avfcv1"ixifcViiltJUiltivl(UVifckfcUvivkJnkvkikfcvLlkSikfclfcvite- 9 9 SAY, niSTER! 9 4 9 9 4 -9 4 i 4 9 Do you know that it will pay YOU, ns well as US, to buy your Building Ma terial and Goal at ouryards? Not only that our prices average lower, or at least as low, as those of our competit ors, but because wo take ospeoinl caro of and protect all can bo classed as REGULAR CUSTOMERS. PL ATT & Coal, (WrVtifiWMT4T!r'P'4MM4' Send for oar convincing booklet, "WHY." Twenty Years., A. B. OHASE Pianos to bo of tho very highest oxport musicians find of tho A. B. 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